Demonic Maiden Cultivation Program

In a world where advanced mechanism arts and puppetry dominate the path of cultivation, spiritual practice comes with an exorbitant price tag. Penniless and determined to resist debt culture, newly arrived traveler Lu Li vows never to become a cultivator's financial prey—swearing that even in death, he will never take out a loan for even half a spiritual stone. Absolutely not! That is, until he encounters a mysterious elder residing within a ring. Thus begins a descent into the demonic arts, fueled by gruesome transactions where he mortgages his own blood, bones, flesh, and internal organs to radically reconstruct his physical form. He pawns his skin for the Azure Underworld Painted Skin technique; trades his skeleton for the Glazed Jade Bones; mortgages his hands for the Mount Sumeru Puppet Palms; and finally swaps his vocal cords for the Enchanting Sound Box. As his body undergoes bizarre and horrific transformations, Lu Li finds himself treading a perilous path where every physical upgrade comes at a chilling cost.